Flashback to May

So here's my flashback to May in pictures!  

During the month of May I was finishing up my last semester and working at the SUU Post Office.  My last semester was pretty laid back since I had already finished my student teaching.  I was working on a few online classes as well as taking a photography class (if I added those pictures, we'd all be in trouble).

Here's the majority of my co-workers (and some spouses) from the post office at our end of the year party.

Mykel and I also took our last camping trip.  I was 7 months prego and it was SO uncomfortable!  It probably wouldn't have been as bad if the wind wasn't terrible and shaking the tent all night.  The wind would wake me up and I wouldn't be able to get comfortable enough to fall asleep for a while, then cue the wind again!  Other than having a terrible night sleeping I had a great time with my husband, eating tinfoil dinners and smores :)  We camped at Quail Lake (or Quail Creek) and it was BEA-U-TIFUL!  The next time we go camping we'll have a baby with us! Definitely a change!

BIG event that happened in May and it was GRADUATION!! It's still hard to believe that I'm done with school and moving on with my life.  I've been in school forever..most of my life and now I'm done.  Maybe one day I'll have the desire to go back to school and get my masters, but for now I'm done.  That's it..it's over.  I'm a mommy with an education degree (that one day I'm sure I'll use, but for now I LOVE being a mommy).  Being a college graduate is a big accomplishment and I'm glad I was able to do it! I'm proud of myself, but I owe it to more than just myself.  I had amazing people who helped me to do this.

My husband :) He's helped me stay focused when I need it most.  He stuck around for a whole year and waited for me to finish school.  I'm so grateful for his willingness to push grad school back so I could finish school, without having to jump through hoops or being apart from him.  He's helped me with ideas and motivated me when procrastination was getting the best of me!

My Mom!  She has encouraged me and supported me all of my life and helped me in so many ways during school.  She's helped financially and emotionally. She is an inspiration to me. She's an amazing mom!

Jessica & Andrea* I took this picture from Jessica's facebook and she had the caption "I wouldn't have made it without these 2 amazing ladies!!" and I'm going to have to agree with that statement.  These two have been in the majority of my classes and we've created a great friendship!  We survived so many things together including the block, a week in Price, and student teaching! We've all become mothers within a couple years of each other and they are such great examples to me.

I also received the fantastic graduation gift of my camera!  I knew I was getting one because I asked for an upgrade so I could document our lives especially as we gained a new addition to the family!

Baby Shower!

Another big event in May!

My amazing friends Jessica and Whitney threw a baby shower for me in Cedar City.  It was casual, low key, no silly games, but delicious food! I wish I had gotten a picture of the smorgasbord of food they put together, it was beautiful!

 

Jessica & Whitney~my two fantastic hostesses 

 The guests! Thank you all for coming and making it so fun!

I was going through these pictures and saw how many odd faces I made so I thought I'd take a moment to make fun of myself! You have to have a sense of humor when you get caught looking so weird! (I also want to say that these faces are in no way associated with the gifts I received)

Gift pictures below:

One more exciting thing from May was our trip to CO to look for our future apartment! It was a long drive for a pregnant woman! We had to stop a few times just so I could walk around and get my blood flowing, and as you can see from the picture, my feet were GIGANTIC! I dealt with swollen feet for a while, but during the drive it was ridiculous!

So this last picture is obviously not from May, but I'm working on this post while Abby naps and I just had to take a picture of her.  I love how she sleeps with her arms straight out or with them tucked behind her head.  She is is adorable and peaceful.  I just love her :)